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joep78
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6 years ago
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calculate if is empty

Hi,

 

I'm looking for a solution if column B is empty, do the calculation with column A (at least one contains a value):

 

amount aamount bfactorresult
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first line: amount b does not containts a value so amount a multiply factor

second line: amount b contains a value so amount b multiply factor

third line: both contains a value, but since amount b containts a value, amount b multiply factor

 

I had the following solution but outcome is not as expected:

IF(ISBLANK(table[amount b]*table[factor]),
table[amount a]*table[factor]
 
and the other test was like:
 
IF(ISBLANK(table[amount b],
table[amount a],)*table[factor]
 
not sure what to do to fix this. thanks already for your support!
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  • Fowmy's avatar
    Fowmy
    6 years ago

    joep78 

    Add a new column in your table:

    Result = COALESCE(DATA[amount b],DATA[amount a]) * DATA[factor]

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    Fowmy
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    6 years ago

    joep78 

    Add a new column in your table:

    Result = COALESCE(DATA[amount b],DATA[amount a]) * DATA[factor]

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    • joep78's avatar
      joep78
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      6 years ago

      Thanks for this solution, added the new column and every line contains a value now, thanks!

  • parry2k's avatar
    parry2k
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    6 years ago

    joep78 try adding new column with this expression:

     

    SWITCH ( TRUE(),
Table[Amount B] <> BLANK() && Table[Amount A] <> BLANK(), Table[Amount B] * Table[Factor],
Table[Amount B] == BLANK(), Table[Amount A] * Table[Factor],
Table[Amount A] == BLANK(), Table[Amount B] * Table[Factor]
)

     

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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    6 years ago

    Sometimes it is more effective to use [aaccount]="" instead of ISBLANK

     

    Also, I would use SWITCH(TRUE()...) statement instead of nested IF statements.